A Crime Against Art (CTBA)

Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie Film & Events Programme

To accompany the exhibition Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie there is a series of events, talks, tours and film screenings during May & July.

Each film screening will be preceded by two commissioned trailers: The Freedom of Negative Expression by Chris Evans and Lapdogs by Neil Cummings.

Inspired by the mock trials organised by Andre Breton in the 20s & 30s and featuring a cast and crew of critics, curators and Lapdogs collaborators, this film is based on the trial staged at Madrid art fair in 2007. It theatrically raises a number of polemical issues in the world of contemporary art: collusion with the ‘new bourgeoisie', instrumentalisation of art and its institutions, the future possibility of critical artistic agency and other pertinent topics. 

Dir. Hila Peleg 2007 1h 40m

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